I have been wanting a tomahawk, but may potentially be losing my job so....I have some hatchet heads laying around. Is there any potential problems I need to look at in turning a hatchet into a tomahawk by material removal? I figured I would leave the edge alone and just reshape the blade head profile and make a new handle. Would I need to reheat treat it when I was done (heat with torch and dunk in oil) or would that make it more brittle, would it even be necessary?
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Has anyone turned a hatchet into a tomahawk?
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I've made several hawks from hatchets. Cutting them down - drifting the eye to a friction handle fit. I did normalize, quench with a homemade charcoal forge. They were tempered in the kitchen stove. After watching Mr Steve's videos - I learned they could be edge hardened with air or oil- tempered back with the heat left in the head.
You could try grinding to shape while keeping the head cool with a wet rag or water.
Your hatchets and time, not much to loose. Cold Steel heads are inexpensive - plenty info on modifications on this site.
You could try grinding to shape while keeping the head cool with a wet rag or water.
Your hatchets and time, not much to loose. Cold Steel heads are inexpensive - plenty info on modifications on this site.
It's a stone war club that belongs to a friend. Given to him by a great uncle, who was supposed to have unearthed it while plowing a field in south Jersey. He could never find out the origin- I found a web auction page that had an almost exact copy listed as an
"Rare Algonquian Stone War Club" . The stone is held on by a skin stretched and dried in place- it is solid.
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/6956253
"Rare Algonquian Stone War Club" . The stone is held on by a skin stretched and dried in place- it is solid.
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/6956253
It's a stone war club that belongs to a friend. Given to him by a great uncle, who was supposed to have unearthed it while plowing a field in south Jersey. He could never find out the origin- I found a web auction page that had an almost exact copy listed as an
"Rare Algonquian Stone War Club" . The stone is held on by a skin stretched and dried in place- it is solid.
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/6956253
Vistor.
That is one heck of a great head cracker with pretty amazing patina for having been buried. It's amazing that the rawhide didn't rot underground. Love your hawks too. Any chance of a pic of the whole club and maybe a closeup of the hand area?
Best regards
Robin